Photographic-plate holder



(No Model.)

H. OADY. PHOTOGRAPHIG PLATE HOLDER.

Patented Sept. 27, 1881.

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HUTGHINS O. OADY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

PHOTOGRAPHIC- PLATE HOLDER.-

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,611, dated September 27, 1881.

Application filed April 16, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUTGHINS CLINGMAN GADY, of the city of Columbus, county'of Franklin, and State of Ohio, have invented an Improved Photographic-Plate Holder and I do hereby declare the following description and accompanying drawings are sufficient to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which it most nearly appertains to make and use my said invention or improvement without further invention or experiment.

The nature of my invention consists in the employment of several pieces which are made to slide up and down in a groove inside of the plate-holder frame, and to be fastened at whatever distances apart itmay be desired,in order to accommodate the different sizes of plates and adjust them to the center of the plate-holder frames.

In order to explain my invention so that others will understand its exact construction and operation, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a sectional view of one side of theframe. Fig. 2represents a sectional view of one side of the frame with the pieces in. Fig. 3represents aplate-holder frame with a door and with theimprovements. Fig. 4 represents an end view of piece a. Fig. 5 represents a front view of piece a. Fig.6 represents section all of Fig. 12. Fig. 7 represents a back view of piece a. Fig. 8 represents an end'view of Figs. 9 and 11, with the pieces b and hattached. Fig. 9 represents a front view of the receptacle or'tray b, with the strip h attached. Fig. 10 represents an end view of a section of Figs. 9 and 11 with the pieces I) andh detached. Fig. 11 represents a top view of the receptacle or tray 1), with the strip h attached. Fig. 12 represents a bottom view of piece a.

Along the front edge of each side rail of the plate-holder frame, and projecting beyond the side rails, I secure slats t, and in these slats I make openings 8, opposite each other, as shown in Fig. 3, and large enough to permit the top piece, a, and the bottom pieces, I) h, to pass throughfrom the ontsideinto the groove formed by the slats t, the sides of the plate-holder frame, and the back of the plate-holderframe.

The upper piece, a, consists of one piece, made of wood, rubber, or other suitable material, with notches m n 019, as shown in the drawings, to accommodate the different sizes of plates. This piece a is provided with springcatches c d, which are so arranged that as the piece is moved up or down the spring-catches c d pass into openings arranged on the sides of the inside rails of the plate-holder frame, and directly opposite each other, and at whatever distances apart it may be desired.

Letter 1) represents a receptacle or tray for the purpose of receiving and collectin galldrippings from the plate,thus savingthe silver and keeping the frame perfectly clean, and making the same more durable. This receptacle is just long enough to extend across the inside of the frame. It is made of rubber, glass, or other suitable material. It is hollow, and is provided with two openings, u and 1;, one at the center and the other at the top. All sides of the receptacle inside are made to slant from the top to the opening at the center, so that if the silver is removed as soon as it reaches the opening at the center no silver can escape from the receptacle, even if it is turned on its side, or if it is turned upside down, provided the opening at the top is properly closed. This receptacle is provided with two or more lugs,f. I

Letter h represents a strip of wood or other suitable material of exactly the same length and width as the .receptacle heretofore described, and of whatever thickness may be desired. To the ends of this strip are secured spring-catches e g, which are so arranged that as the piece is moved up or down in the groove the spring-catches pass into openings arranged on the sides of the inside rails of the plateholder frame, and directly opposite each other, and at whatever distances apart it may be desired. To this strip h I secure two or more straps or hands, r. These straps or hands are for the double purpose of securing the receptacle b to the strip h, and also to serve as arest or bearing for the lower edge of the plate.

It will be evident I can accommodate the various sizes of platesby slidingthe pieces up or down, or to or from each other, according to the size of the plates. The lower edge of the plate will rest on the straps or bands 4, while ICQ the notches of the upper piece will receive the corners of the plate in the usual manner.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A photographic-plate-holder frame provided with the slots 2, the openings 8 forming, with the sides and back of the plate-holder frame, a groove in which the different pieces slide, the strip h, and the catches a g, substanstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The removable hollow receptacle or tray 1), constructed and arranged substantially as specified, and provided with the openings wand 12, and lugsf, for the purpose set forth.

HUTOHINS OLINGMAN OADY.

- Witnesses:

J. H. BULL, L. J. MATHEWS. 

